OT: NFL offseason thread

sfz_T-car · Post by **sfz_T-car** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:08 pm

This just in...

Eric Crouch retires from CFL

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:45 am

sfz_T-car wrote:This just in...

Eric Crouch retires from CFL

There goes the value of My Eric Crouch autographed Nebraksa mini helmet.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:12 am

Surprise Surprise....Ricky tests positive again (they didn't say what yet). Good thing the Phins drafted Ronnie last year. Dumbass.

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:58 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:Surprise Surprise....Ricky tests positive again (they didn't say what yet). Good thing the Phins drafted Ronnie last year. Dumbass.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2336760

Wasted talent...
I feel for the Dolphins organization. They gave him another chance, and he screws them again.

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

I think that's it...

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:09 pm

I don't really care either way...I think Ronnie Brown will be a better back from this point forward anyway. Ricky was always trying to catch up and he likely would have been traded this offseason anyway. The only thing we're missing now is like a 2nd or 3rd round draft pick. Oh well.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:11 pm

I wonder if it's true that Vince Young scored a 6 on his first attempt at the Wonderlic test? Even the official result reported of 16 is pretty low, especially for a quarterback.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:45 am

I don't usually follow the offseason that much.

There's talk that the owners and the NFLPA are at an impasse for a CBA?

So the CBA being in limbo is affecting cap numbers yet teams are cutting some starters?

And talk of a possible lockout in 2008?

All the money the NFL is raking in...

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:25 pm

wco81 wrote: All the money the NFL is raking in...

Just isnt enough...

I actually feel bad for most of the players( I never did for baseball players..I never will). Stuck between the greeed of the owners and the greed of their agents.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:56 pm

wco81 wrote:
All the money the NFL is raking in...

A wise man, Socrates maybe, once said, "Mo' money, mo' problems."

Where have you gone, Pete Rozelle? A lonely nation turns its football hungry eyes to you...

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:23 pm

Yeah but the leagues which have money problems, like the NHL, are the ones which have more strife.

Reading more into this, I find it's about sharing luxury box and PSL and other types of revenues which some affluent teams get to keep for themselves.

So even though the cap is going up by at least $10 million to $95, it could be at least another $10 million higher if the new CBA accounts for some of these currently non-shared revenues.

Either the teams were counting on a big increase in the cap or they just managed the cap badly and now all these vets are being cut. What seems crazy is that some of the salaries being cut are like $3.4 million for Sam Madison I think and $1.85 million for some other starters. These don't seem that big.

The story is that 8 or 9 rich teams are holding out against sharing their luxury box revenues. These teams include the Redskins, Cowboys and Patriots.

If the other owners agreed to share those revenues and enter a new deal for the CBA, these owners might sue to block the deal.

Programmed2Kill · Post by **Programmed2Kill** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:08 pm

Eagles to sign LeCharles Bentley....

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/14003995.htm

Programmed2Kill · Post by **Programmed2Kill** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:17 pm

Also hearing from WIP, the Eagles will bring Jeff Garcia, Shawn Barber and David Givens as well.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:20 pm

Isaac Bruce a salary cut by Rams...

Rams are 10 mil under current cap. Bruce and Rams couldnt agree on the amount of his pay cut(Yes the were negotiating his pay cut).

Though he slipped last year(alot due to his toe injury and Bulgers injury) I still think he can be a great #2 for someone..

Hopefully they will still work some thing out. if Not.
Bye bye to My favorite receiver ....

Oh well ....I still have Warner to Bruce TD!!!

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:28 pm

I'd take Bruce on the Bears. Moose and Bruce might be an older WR tandem but I think they can still get the job done.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:35 pm

I'd take Bruce on the Skins in a second. They will get a receive, but who knows who it will be.

So the inevitable has occured and LaVar is no longer a Redskin. I am heart broken, but was resigned to this. Well, mostly resigned, I still had hope that things were changing. He has become more mature, and the last half of the season you'd think everything was looking up. But his contract was insane, and he still is far too undisviplined to be anywhere near as effective as his talent would indicate.

Now of course I'm on egg shells, waiting for someone other than the Giants or Eagles get him. Or God forbid, the Cowboys. I don't know what would be worse, the Giants or the Cowboys. . .

Grrr. I hope he goes to some AFC team.

And then the other big question is where does Ramsey end up and what do we get for him? Probably not more than a 4 which blows since he was the last pick in the 1st round for Spurrier. Good old Spurrier. . . . We'll still need a backup, as no 2nd year guy will be Gibbs's backup.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:40 pm

ScoopBrady wrote:I'd take Bruce on the Bears. Moose and Bruce might be an older WR tandem but I think they can still get the job done.

If He isnt a Ram...The Bears are the team I would want him to land with.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:54 pm

Bruce is no spring chicken. Hasn't he been injured a lot recently?

The ESPN guy says teams have used the cap a lot as an excuse to get rid of big contracts.

I've heard some people say Curtis may be better at this point.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:03 pm

wco81 wrote:Bruce is no spring chicken. Hasn't he been injured a lot recently?

I've heard some people say Curtis may be better at this point.

XXXIV wrote: Though he slipped last year(alot due to his toe injury and Bulgers injury) I still think he can be a great #2 for someone..

Curtis might be better at this point. He is definately faster but I know a receiver that runs perfect patterns and can catch almost anything when I see one. Nothing wrong with a 9 yd reception on 3rd and 8 is there?

I heard this same old man garbage when the Rams let Ellard get away to the Redskins. He just kept right on rolling...

Some teams actually like to have more than one or two receivers. I know as a Niner fan you have given up on football but I havent.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:11 pm

Bruce may still be able to have good seasons but some teams will probably try to lowball him, try to get him to sign for veterans minimum with incentives. As opposed to giving him a contract with a sizeable signing bonus.

49ers have cap space. We'll see what they do if there's this great release of FAs.

It's not like the Rams are burning up the league. Who swept whom last year?

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:49 pm

ESPN reports that the NFL owners approved a 6 year CBA extension. Only two votes against it were from Buffalo and Cincy.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:53 pm

Now if only the Dolphins can figure out a way to get Brees in a Dolphins uni.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:59 pm

Or Culpepper. I guess he sent an e-mail to Twin Cities media members suggesting the Vikings release him or let him talk to teams interested in trading for him.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:02 pm

Hmm, two small-market teams voted against it. Probably no revenue sharing by the rich teams of their luxury box and stadium naming rights revenues?

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:11 pm

wco81 wrote:Hmm, two small-market teams voted against it. Probably no revenue sharing by the rich teams of their luxury box and stadium naming rights revenues?

Probably.

As long as there is a cap and they are sharing the rest the NFL is looking good....
I think this was the deal proposed by the players...

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:41 am

Just goes to show why the NFL is the smartest pro sports league in the country. They certainly pushed it to the brink, but they didn't decide to destabilize the league to make a point. The league will remain stable, a lot of teams will have money to retain their stars (great for the fans), and the owners and players will still get rich.